diff --git a/darshan-runtime/configure b/darshan-runtime/configure
index 741e35a274f2453eabedf1d4a3af664613edbb6c..33f7d055c457839b5dc017a60b0864d6dbf6ab36 100755
--- a/darshan-runtime/configure
+++ b/darshan-runtime/configure
@@ -1335,7 +1335,7 @@ Optional Features:
                           Set log files to be group readable
   --disable-bgq-mod       Disables compilation and use of BG/Q module (for BG/Q systems)
   --disable-lustre-mod    Disables compilation and use of the Lustre module
-  --enable-mmmap-logs     Enables ability to mmap I/O data to log file
+  --enable-mmap-logs      Enables ability to mmap I/O data to log file
 
 Optional Packages:
   --with-PACKAGE[=ARG]    use PACKAGE [ARG=yes]
diff --git a/darshan-runtime/configure.in b/darshan-runtime/configure.in
index e9bd8dfa730fad9e69e97ea99fb8fd6178f2e843..bc87e78479d0ba36caace04657ff8b0cbd79277b 100644
--- a/darshan-runtime/configure.in
+++ b/darshan-runtime/configure.in
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ AC_ARG_ENABLE(
 )
 
 AC_ARG_ENABLE(mmap-logs,
-[  --enable-mmmap-logs     Enables ability to mmap I/O data to log file],
+[  --enable-mmap-logs      Enables ability to mmap I/O data to log file],
 [if test "x$enableval" = "xyes" ; then
     AC_DEFINE(__DARSHAN_ENABLE_MMAP_LOGS, 1, Define if Darshan should mmap data structures to log file)
     ENABLE_MMAP_LOGS=1